Beirut
 

Hey you. You should check out beirut (with a lowercase 'b').

http://www.myspace.com/beruit

Beyond amazing, as evident with his instrumentation. I've been looking for this kind of sound for a while, and I'm happy to have stumbled upon this guy. According to his lastfm profile, he's only 19 and recorded Gulag Orkestar at home.

(Sorry I didn't put this in the folk forum, but I figured it'd get more attention - if any- here)

so is it beirut or beruit?

That was enjoyable. He has great musicianship.

great music...must download album....

downloaded the album...it's beautiful...i can't, no, i REFUSE to believe this guy is 19 and recorded it himself....
it reminds me of Goran Bregovic's Orchestra for weddings and funerals, the whole gypsy sad trumpet thing...
it was always obvious hat balkan gypsy music was very special ( ever since i saw Kusturica's "Time of the gypsies" that was before he went all wacko chetnik on our asses ), but what bothered me were the gypsy vocals that gave it that nasty balkan spin....this was the combo i've been waiting for, a blend of american folk vocals and the gypsy trumpets and violins...

aww yeah i like it too

i'm addicted....this is one of the best albums i've heard this year...thanks leroy...:)

Amen. But, I would like to see a birth certificate to verify his age.

i've actually been spreading the word on every possible forum i'm on....got a few new fans too!! amazing....( but he did NOT record all of this himself...nope...not gonna believe it....)
i think by the next week i'll have him on top of my last.fm list...it's incredibly addictive....heartbreakingly beautiful....

Did anyone else notice that the song 'Postcards From Italy' is the EXACT same riff as 'I Want You' by Bob Dylan?